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Window Replacement Installation Advice (1) cdn_bacon at 6:51am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 17/3269 I'm looking for some advice on installation for new cabin windows. I think I know what I'm doing bu
RF Ground (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 5:23am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1182 I believe the RF ground is a no load bearing ground. Looking at my panel diagram and my 12V system d
Furling Head Stay Tension Mclovin at 5:10am 05.26.23 Big Boats 0/26 I have a 2002 hunter 460 with furler head stay. Seems loose, floppy. Its not the sail because I ha
Do rust converters work on rusted keels? CurtPollard at 12:04am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1422 I have a swing keel on a Santana 21 that is heavily rusted. After dropping it out and cleaning off t
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? SteveHunter386 at 8:12pm 05.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/823 I'm new to a 2003 Hunter 386 it has a blown out mainsail. 1st thing on the list of fixes also needs
Ship's Bell Kings Gambit at 7:04pm 05.25.23 Ask All Sailors 19/3131
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank AndyL at 2:17pm 05.25.23 Big Boats 5/875 Hi All, My fuel gauge doesn't work so I look at the fuel level at the front of the tank as my "gaug
Hurricane Season 2023 (2) JamesG161 at 1:08pm 05.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 29/4780 National Hurricane Center just posted their forecast this year. The headline is this. NOAA predicts
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 11:50am 05.25.23 Catalina 22 17/2008 Hello to all. I just acquired, free, a 1976 Catalina 22. This is my first sailboat but not a first t
Beneteau 43 Headliner Dave9854 at 6:14am 05.25.23 Ask All Sailors 1/385 Does anyone have any experience removing the headliner on a 2008 Beneteau? I have to get to the trav
Water tank level gauge circuit board (1) Jeff Tirey at 5:04am 05.25.23 Bavaria 2/1021 The water level gauge for the two water tanks on my 2002 Bavaria 40 appears to have been damaged by
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind graeme000 at 8:09pm 05.24.23 Smaller Boats 15/2913 Hello all. I had my Hunter 26 in Portsmouth Harbour, UK during the winter on a mooring. It was secur
Weeping keel (10) Benjammin at 7:57pm 05.24.23 Bigger Boats 9/2467
Crew Finder websites Coboaters at 6:22pm 05.24.23 Ask All Sailors 0/4 hello Sailors, New blog: Crew finder website comparison to find out which on is the best. Tell me wh
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change skunther at 2:43pm 05.24.23 Ask All Sailors 7/2913 The engine was due for a secondary fuel filter change (the primary Racor has 300 hours on it, specs
Change in Annapolis area dealership Dr. D at 2:29pm 05.24.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/488 Annapolis Yacht Sales is no longer the Annapolis area Beneteau dealership. Beneteau awarded the lice
Refrigerator/Freezer Controllers from a Hunter 42 1993 BabuBoat at 12:13pm 05.24.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1074 I gave up at being Mr. Fix It for the existing Adley/Barbour freezer/refrigerator units (one compres
FF4 CDI Furler PacificMist at 11:09am 05.24.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1326 I went to purchase a FF2 CDI Furler for the Mac 26x. CDI luffs are no longer in production and I
Hunter 146 Drain Tube and Thru Hull Fiitings (3) CapeCodBubs at 10:07am 05.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/696 Hi All, The 146 I just purchased had the rear drain hose and both fittings removed. She gave me one
Seacock Mystery (2) silasl at 4:50am 05.24.23 Ask All Sailors 30/2403 I was looking at the seacocks on my "new to me" older sailboat, which is in the water. In the pictur

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Replacing Sail Slides with Shackles around Battens with Double Grommets. dLj at 6:03am 09.15.25 I prefer one sail slide per grommet. Those plastic sail slides are not all that strong. Hence, I pre
Mast wiring deck cover Windchaser H38 at 5:49am 09.15.25 Thanks but I already emailed the Hunterowners store and they don't carry it. I also searched the for
Question About a Keel Masted Boat dLj at 5:29am 09.15.25 Here ya go. Rigging Doctor explains mast wedges, uD5yuGcwvqU Nice video! @garymalmgren thanks for
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? GeneraiT001 at 5:00am 09.15.25 AntiFouling paint choice depends on where your boat is, how long it's in the water. How often it n
Mast wiring deck cover rgranger at 4:55am 09.15.25
Hunter 45 DS 2008 Windows rgranger at 4:53am 09.15.25 The owners of this forum sell Hunter parts. Try calling them and see if they have the ports that you
Question About a Keel Masted Boat garymalmgren at 4:53am 09.15.25 Here ya go. Rigging Doctor explains mast wedges, uD5yuGcwvqU
Question About a Keel Masted Boat dLj at 4:38am 09.15.25 The only thing I'd add here is from what I can see in that photo is there don't seem to be enough we
Mast wiring deck cover kappykaplan at 4:20am 09.15.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Have you looked in the Hunter 38 downloads section on this site? https:
Question About a Keel Masted Boat garymalmgren at 12:29am 09.15.25 Just to clarify General. RE: Keel Masted Boat. The correct term is keel stepped mast. Please don't
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? dLj at 11:00pm 09.14.25
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? capta at 9:27pm 09.14.25 The traditional school of thought is to change it in the fall so any suspended contaminants get flu
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 09.14.25
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:40pm 09.14.25
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? dLj at 6:34pm 09.14.25 I'm a bit more used to dealing with data, not anecdotal opinions. There are groups that actually tak
Access to water heater ( C 320) Tally Ho at 6:28pm 09.14.25 looks nice (and functional). Greg
Boom tents to keep deck clean Project_Mayhem at 6:25pm 09.14.25 60+ days ? ? ? ? Oh that's right, you have wind over there. Over here when it gets hot, the wind
Pearson Ensign Outboard Motor Rick Webb at 5:10pm 09.14.25 Thanks. Good advice. Any thoughts on a brand or HP range? I'd get one large enough to have a forwa
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? dlochner at 5:05pm 09.14.25 You won't have to really worry about this until next spring. In the meantime, ask other boat owners
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? Leeward Rail at 5:03pm 09.14.25 Is bottom painting a once per year requirement? Hows it going buddy ? AntiFouling paint choice d

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